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Agview Agview offers a search and index tool to locate agriculture information on the Internet.
ATSDR's Public Health Statements Search ATSDR's public health statements -- "brief summaries of information on specific toxic substances. Each summary focuses on the effects to human health from exposure to a toxic substance."
BADGER The Bay Area Digital GeoResource (BADGER) is an on-line visualization system for geographic data of the San Francisco Bay Area developed from satellite and aerial imagery, maps and databases. Environmental features, underground services, property lines, municipal zones, census data and demographic information are depicted in BADGER's multi-layer visualization system.
Bannister Research and Consulting Bannister Research & Consulting(BRC) is a geological consulting firm, specializing in water supply exploration, development, and testing.
BIN21 BIN21 offers a comprehensive collection of links to biodiversity resources worldwide.
Brownfields The Brownfields Initiative is an EPA effort to "empower states, communities, and other stakeholders in economic development to work together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably use brownfields." Brownfields are defined as "abandoned, idled, or under-used industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination." This website offers answers to frequently asked questions about brownfields, overviews of the 28 national and 12 regional pilot projects, information on submitting a proposal for a pilot project, and a list of brownfields contacts. Liability guidance documents and other brownfields related publications can be viewed or downloaded from the webpage.
Canadian Environmental Defence Fund The Canadian Environmental Defence Fund.
Canadian Toxic Release Inventory (NPRI) Searchable database of toxic releases in Canada. The National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) is an interactive mapping database which allows for the visualization of the 1993 National Pollutant Release Inventory Data. The NPRI dataset consists of point source release information of 178 pollutants by 1466 Canadian industries utilizing these substances.
Cancer Information Cancer related resources and information.
CANCERLIT CANCERLIT is a database of citations and abstracts covering all aspects of cancer research: causes, therapy, carcinogenicity, etc. This gopher site presents the most recent 6 months of citations and abstracts in two formats: arranged by broad topic (i.e. endocrine cancers, neurologic cancers) or as a searchable index. A search on the term "lung" returned a number of references addressing environmental and occupational hazards relating to lung cancer.
CEC "The Commission for Environmental Cooperation was established by Canada, Mexico and the United States in 1994 to address transboundary environmental concerns in North America. While the idea to create such a commission originated during the negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), it derives its formal mandate from the North American Agreement for Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC). The Agreement (NAAEC) builds upon, and complements the environmental provisions established in NAFTA. It creates a North American framework whereby trade and environment-related goals can be pursued in an open and cooperative way."
Chemfinder Chemfinder allows you to search for a chemical by name, formula, MW, CAS RN, and substructure.
Chemical Fact Sheets These Chemical Fact Sheets are produced by the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics to provide a brief summary of information on selected chemicals. The Fact Sheets cover each chemical's identity, production and use, environmental fate, and health and environmental effects. They also include a list of laws under which the chemical is regulated, phone numbers, and the names of the EPA offices and other Agencies one can call or contact for more information. Each Fact Sheet is also accompanied by a Chemical Summary, a technical support document that provides detailed technical information on the chemical named in the Fact Sheets.
CIEL The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) is a public interest not-for-profit environmental law firm that deals with the issues of global commons, biodiversity and wildlife, international financial institutions, trade and the environment, and policy analysis and capacity building.
CIESIN "The Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) facilitates access to data and information on human interactions in the environment, global environmental change, and sustainable development. The CIESIN Gateway provides access to a distributed catalog that identifies data and information resources relevant to these topics. The Gateway is unique in that it conducts simultaneous search and retrieval across diverse databases worldwide. Users should examine search tips to determine the best Gateway search strategy."
CIMAS The Contaminant Information Management and Analysis System (CIMAS) is a web-based application capable of interfacing with DBMS and GIS software and allows users to access the data by refuge, contaminant, contaminant study, or trust species. There is, however, a warning that this represents the initial release of the system, not a final release, and that accuracy of the data is not guaranteed at this time. The CIMAS system is scheduled for future enhancements.
Conservation News The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers Conservation News -- a quarterly publication from EPA's facilities Management and Services Division Conservation Information Clearinghouse. The purpose of the newsletter is to educate, inform, and assist EPA staff involved in conservation activities.
Counterpoint Counterpoint is a subscription service offering all state regulations on line.
Earth Times The Earth Times on line edition.
Earthwatch Earthwatch's Web site.
EcoNet Econet is a nonprofit organization with links to many of the environmental organizations and resources available on the Internet.
EcoNet's Listing of Nonprofits Econet's listing of nonprofits.
EcoTrust Ecotrust is " committed to developing new strategies for conservation by helping local communities build new economies based on protecting their environment." They offer a "clickable" imagemap of the Coastal Temperate Rainforest bioregion that identifies communities where they sponsor projects.
EDF The Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
ELI The Environmental Law Institute.
ELIB The Environmental Legal Information Base (ELIB) is sponsored by the West Coast Environmental Law Association. This site offers a variety of documents, articles, statutes, and case law pertaining to environmental law in Canada.
EMF Link EMF Link provides information on biological and health effects of electric and magnetic fields (EMFs).
Endangered Species Program The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program offers the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and listed species information.
Envirobiz Envirobiz is an international environmental information network offering directories of environmental services, products and technology, state agencies, and associations. Select the "directories" link to search databases of over 7,000 environmental service providers.
Envirolink Envirolink is a network "started to provide a central location for ALL environmental information that exists on-line, plus as much information that can be gathered from other sources." Valuable resource to locate information on environmental issues and action by the non-profit community.
Environmental Ethics Journal Environmental Ethics Journal is "[a]n interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the philosophical aspects of environmental problems."
Environmental Financing "Environmental goals cannot be met without financing, which is essential to implementing state and local programs. EPA's Environmental Finance Program focuses on bridging the gap between the growing costs of environmental protection and the ability of state and local governments to meet these rising costs."
Environmental Hydrosystems Environmental HydroSystems, Inc. (EHI) is a water resources and environmental consulting firm that specializes in the analysis of hydrologic systems and in the development and application of scientific software to support such analysis.
Environmental Law The Environmental Law World Wide Web Site is provided by an attorney and offers information regarding environmental laws that may be useful to environmental practitioners.
Environmental Laws Environmental Laws in hypertext format offered at Cornell.
Environmental Legislation The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) produces an Internet update on environmental legislation currently before Congress. "State of Nature" offers a brief recap of congressional action for each bill, including dates of the action, names of sponsors, and bill numbers.
Environmental Management BBS Telnet session to the Center for Environmental Management Information which provides public access to information about environmental restoration and waste management activities.
Environmental Medicine Environmental medicine is a set of links to the University of Chicago's access to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's (ATSDR) case study on lead. The ATSDR's case study for lead presents answers to frequent questions about lead, information on standards and regulations for the substance, exposure pathways, treatment and management of lead toxicity, a suggested reading list on the topic, sources of information, a look at who is at risk, a clinical evaluation, physiologic effects, biologic fate, and post test and credit information. Access to other ATSDR case studies in environmental medicine is apparently planned for the future; this proposed list includes the following: arsenic, asbestos, benzene, cadmium, chromium, cyanide, dioxin, methylene chloride, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, and vinyl chloride Laws in hypertext format offered at Cornell.
Environmental News Environmental News from Newspage.
Environmental Organizations The self-proclaimed "Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory" offers links to environmental and other greenish resources on the Internet. The resources are divided by subject matter (e.g., forestry, pollution, vegetarianism).
Environmental Professional's Homepage The Environmental Professional's Homepage is a set of links to environmental resources put together by an environmental consultant, courtesy of Brown & Root Environmental.
Environmental Scorecard The League of Conservation Voters offers the Environmental Scorecard -- Congressional voting records.
Environmental Treaties The Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators Project.
Environmental Working Group The Environmental Working Group offers drinking water, pesticide and other environmental information plus various environmental, political, and economic data for each state.
ESDX Environmental Software "ESDX is the first and only industry association organized on a nonexclusive, nonprofit basis to participate in setting standards for more cost-effective management information technology in environmental, health and safety (EHS) activities."
Endangered Species Program The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Program offers the Endangered Species Act of 1973 and listed species information.
Environmental Hydrosystems Environmental HydroSystems, Inc. (EHI) is a water resources and environmental consulting firm that specializes in the analysis of hydrologic systems and in the development and application of scientific software to support such analysis.
Environmental Law The Environmental Law World Wide Web Site is provided by an attorney and offers information regarding environmental laws that may be useful to environmental practitioners.
Environmental Laws Environmental Laws in hypertext format offered at Cornell.
Environmental Legislation The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) produces an Internet update on environmental legislation currently before Congress. "State of Nature" offers a brief recap of congressional action for each bill, including dates of the action, names of sponsors, and bill numbers.
Environmental Medicine Environmental medicine is a set of links to the University of Chicago's access to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's (ATSDR) case study on lead. The ATSDR's case study for lead presents answers to frequent questions about lead, information on standards and regulations for the substance, exposure pathways, treatment and management of lead toxicity, a suggested reading list on the topic, sources of information, a look at who is at risk, a clinical evaluation, physiologic effects, biologic fate, and posttest and credit information. Access to other ATSDR case studies in environmental medicine is apparently planned for the future; this proposed list includes the following: arsenic, asbestos, benzene, cadmium, chromium, cyanide, dioxin, methylene chloride, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene, and vinyl chloride Laws in hypertext format offered at Cornell.
Environmental Organization Web Directory The self-proclaimed "Amazing Environmental Organization Web Directory" offers links to environmental and other greenish resources on the Internet. The resources are divided by subject matter (e.g., forestry, pollution, vegetarianism).
Environmental Professional's Homepage The Environmental Professional's Homepage is a set of links to environmental resources put together by an environmental consultant, courtesy of Brown & Root Environmental.
Envirotech Online Envirotech Online offers free access to U.S. Environmental Laws and Regulations, the Federal Register (with archives), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Environmental Companies, Mexican Laws and Regulations, Mexican Companies, Associated Press Online, environmental technologies, exporting opportunities, foreign trade leads, International Treaties, Native American Tribal Laws, and much more. One must register to use Envirotech, but many of the databases are free at this time.
EPA's Internet News Brief The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers the Internet news brief via Email -- a valuable resource to stay up-to-date with developments at the EPA. If your browser is configured to send mail, a message will be created and you should insert "subscribe internetnb-l" in the body of the message. Alternatively, send "subscribe internetnb-l" to listserver@unixmail.rtpnc.epa.gov.
EPA Test Methods "The U.S. EPA has formulated hundreds of test methods that must be used by U.S. environmental labs. The following list is drawn from the June 1995 edition of the 'Index to U.S. EPA Test Methods,' an exclusive publication of NEIS. ... This index was created by the EPA Region I library acting under contract to the U.S. EPA. It is not the EPA's official index."
Environmental Scorecard The League of Conservation Voters offers the Environmental Scorecard -- Congressional voting records.
Environmental Treaties The Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators Project.
Environmental Working Group The Environmental Working Group offers drinking water, pesticide and other environmental information plus various environmental, political, and economic data for each state.
Envirotech Online Envirotech Online offers free access to U.S. Environmental Laws and Regulations, the Federal Register (with archives), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Environmental Companies, Mexican Laws and Regulations, Mexican Companies, Associated Press Online, environmental technologies, exporting opportunities, foreign trade leads, International Treaties, Native American Tribal Laws, and much more. One must register to use Envirotech, but many of the databases are free at this time.
Envirotext Envirotext is a searchable databases of primary environmental laws. This site also offers links to searches of other codes and laws as well.
Envt'l. Law News Environmental Law News from law Journal Extra (LJX).
Envt'l. Laws Environmental Laws in hypertext format offered at Cornell.
ESDX Environmental Software "ESDX is the first and only industry association organized on a nonexclusive, nonprofit basis to participate in setting standards for more cost-effective management information technology in environmental, health and safety (EHS) activities."
Extoxnet Extoxnet provides a great deal of information on Pesticides and Toxics -- searchable fact sheets, pesticide information profiles, and more.
Fedworld FTP libraries Fedworld offers libraries of files from several federal agencies (including DOE and Energy) for downloading via FTP.
GNet The Global Network of Environment & Technology (GNET) offers links to information, people, and resources that make up the environment and technology community.
Greenpeace Greenpeace's Web Page Set..
Groundwater Software Enviromod is an FTP repositiory of water and groundwater flow software.
Hazardous Substances and Public Health Newsletter The Hazardous Substances & Public Health Newsletter.
Hazardous Waste List (22 CCR) Title 22, Section 66261.126 of the California Code of Regulations -- the Hazardous Waste List.
ICE House at UC Davis The Information Center For the Environment (ICE House). "ICE is a cooperative effort of an interdepartmental team of environmental scientists at the University of California, Davis and collaborators at over thirty private, state, federal, and international environmental organizations." Contains a great deal of experimental and provisional information, but the link to the California Rivers Assessment (CARA) is helpful and should give you an idea of how GIS analyses can be used.
Industrial Pollution Projection System (IPPS) The World Bank's Industrial Pollution Projection System (IPPS), a modeling system that provides a means for projecting industrial pollution for geographic areas or projects, is available via the World Wide Web. The system was developed to assist environmental and industrial professionals, particularly those working with developing countries which rarely possess data regarding their own pollution, estimate pollution outputs based on the level of industrial activity, sectoral composition, and process technologies. This website offers both the executive summary and the full-text of the research report, and access to the datasets in both ASCII and Lotus spreadsheet format. Numerous tables and figures are included in the research report. The data contained in the datasets cover approximately 200,000 facilities in the U.S., 1,500 product categories, all operating technologies, and hundreds of pollutants.
International Environmental Law The Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide's U.S. Office, in conjunction with Econet offers a set of links to international environmental resources available on the Internet. The listing is searchable.
Internet Consumer Recycling Center Internet Consumer Recycling Center provides a starting point for consumers in the USA and Canada searching the net for recycling information.
ISO 14000 ISO 14000 is the International environmental management standard. The ISO 1400 infocenter offers information on ISO 14000 and links to related resources.
Land Trusts Land Trusts is a comprehensive site offering information on land trusts.
LawSite - The Michigan Environmental Law Site LawSite is a law firm Web Page Set offering information relating to Michigan Environmental Law and environmental law in general.
Map Making The California Department of Forestry allows you to create a map of California or one of its counties. Maps will show ownership, roads, streams, and Department of Forestry areas. Maps are sent to you via Email or to an ftp directory.
Map Making II: Xerox PARC Map Viewer A map making facility that covers the United States.
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) via gopher..
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) from Enviro-Net
MSDS Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) at Oxford.
NCTR "The National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) is an FDA research facility .... The mission of NCTR is to conduct peer-reviewed scientific research that underpins and anticipates FDA's current and future regulatory needs. This involves fundamental research specifically designed to understand and define the biological methods of action underlying the toxicity of products regulated by FDA, to evaluate genetic aberrations, birth defects, cancer and/or biochemical alterations in animals, and to develop methods to improve FDA's assessment of human exposure and risk."
National Audubon Society The National Audubon Society.
National Center for Vehicle Emissions Control and Safety The National Center for Vehicle Emissions Control and Safety provides public access to information about the National Center as well as topics and issues related to mobile sources emissions, including but not limited to: light duty vehicle emissions research, automotive emissions repair tips, automotive technician training issues, both Basic and Enhanced I/M inspection program issues, and Federal and State legislative activities related to this area.
The National Environmental Information Service (NEIS) "The National Environmental Information Service (NEIS) is a single-source, comprehensive clearinghouse of government environmental documents,including all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration documents"
National Library for the Environment The National Library for the Environment is operated by the Center for the National Institute of the Environment. The library will consist of three on-line components: Congressional Research Service Reports, an encyclopedia of the environment, and in-depth environmental Issues. Currently, over 100 congressional reports are available and arranged by a subject index. A searchbale title index is also available.
National Parks Nature Net The National Park Service Nature Net offers maps and information on air, plants and water quality in U.S. National Parks.
National Wetlands Inventory National Wetlands Inventory.
National Technology Transfer Center Home Page (NTTC), which offers U.S. companies links to federal technologies. NTTC, established by Congress, is the hub of a national network linking U.S. companies with federal laboratories to turn government research results into practical, commercially relevant technology.
Native Americans and the Environment Links relating to Native Americans and the environment.
Natural Resources Research Information Pages "Natural Resources Research Information Pages (NRRIPS) are intended to be an Internet resource guide for natural resources students, researchers and practitioners."
Nature Magazine Nature magazine.
NEIS "The National Environmental Information Service (NEIS) is a single-source, comprehensive clearinghouse of government environmental documents,including all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration documents"
NIE "The Committee for the National Institute for the Environment is a national, non-profit organization working to improve the scientific basis for making decisions on environmental issues through creation of a new, non-regulatory environmental science and education agency, the National Institute for the Environment (NIE)."
NGA Nations Groundwater Associates (NGA) is a hydrogeological consulting firm. They offer useful updates on California environmental regulations.
NRDC National Resources Defense Council (NRDC).
NYS Spatial Data New York State Spatial Data Clearinghouse. "The purpose of the Clearinghouse is to allow producers of geographic data to describe what datasets they have available and to allow users of Geographic Information Systems to find the datasets they need." You can find demographic, environmental, geologic, hydrogeologic, and much more information.
Nuclear information Nuke -- the Nuclear Information World Wide Web Server -- offers links to nuclear information.
The Plastic Bag Information Clearinghouse"The Plastic Bag Association, a consortium of 60 industry manufacturers and suppliers, maintains a website for its Information Clearinghouse. The Information Clearinghouse provides information and services that benefit both consumers and the industry by fostering a greater awareness of how recycling, plastic bags, and the environment fit together. The PBA maintains a database of more than 14,000 plastic bag recycling sites; consumers can locate their nearest site by calling a 1-800 number provided. Educational resources, such as essay contests, teaching tips, and curriculum enhancers are offered. Consumers are provided with a list of recycling do's and don'ts, a short glossary of recycling terms, an environmental IQ quiz, and information on the life of a plastic bag."
Preserve/Net "Preserve/Net Law Service is designed to aide lawyers, activists and owners in understanding the law as it relates to preservation. PLS will provide hypertext versions of federal and state legislation, full transcripts of important court cases and analysis of the law from a variety of sources."
The Prop 65 Page The Prop 65 Page provides an overview of California's Proposition 65, which governs discharge of and warnings regarding exposure to carcinogens and reproductive toxins. The site provides a comprehensive listing of current legislative, regulatory, and litigation activities, and downloadable or hypertext linked documents. It also provides links to Prop 65 related sites.
RACHEL's Environment & Health Weekly A hypertext index to RACHEL's Environment & Health Weekly. This site is not affiliated with The Environmental Research Foundation, which offers a more up-to-date list of RACHEL's issues.
Rainforest Action Network The Rainforest Action Network.
RCRA Permit Policy Compendium The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers the RCRA Permit Policy Compendium (current as of 1991).
Roger Beers' Environmental Litigation Links Roger Beers' Environmental Litigation Links s are "devoted to environmental issues in litigation or headed there - and the litigation process, both in court and agency proceedings."
RTKNet The Right-to-Know Network (RTKNet) offers searchable Environmental databases. Great resource for environmental information.
RTKNet (Telnet) Telnet session to The Right-to-Know Network. Login as "new;" RTKNet will ask you for information and you can become a registered user for free. Several environmental databases (e.g., CERCLIS, EPA litigation databases, FINDS, etc.) are available.
SIC Codes Searchable version of the 1987 version of the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Codes.
Sierra Club The Sierra Club.
Society of Environmental Journalists The Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ) offers links to environmental resources broken down by subject. The SEJ also offers back issues of the SEJournal.
Solar Energy Solar energy information and resources, including links to related organizations and businesses.
Solstice The Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST) offers Solstice -- the site to locate information on energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainable technology information.
South Coast Interactive Map The South Coast Interactive Map offers current hourly readings of air quality from the South Coast Air Quality Management District in California.
TEHIP The National Library of Medicine's Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP) gopher. "This TEHIP resource is an effort of the National Library of Medicine to provide timely information to the medical and environmental/occupational health communities. A primary goal of this gopher is to facilitate access to national and international information resources for toxicology and environmental health."
Test Methods The U.S. EPA offers a list of hundreds of test methods that must be used by U.S. environmental labs.
TIS "DOE's Environment, Safety and Health (ES& H) Technical Information Services (TIS). TIS is a collection of information services that provides safety and health professionals with reliable, accurate and current information to assist them in performing their jobs. TIS offers access to a variety of environmental databases, including CEDR, Human Radiation Experiments, FPIMS, NEPA, PAREP, CAIRS, MORT, TRAC, ORPS, ORPS GUI, RIMS, DIS, MSIS, and REMS.
Toxics This is a listing of MSDS/safety sheets for toxic substances.
Universities Water Information Network "The Universities Water Information Network is designed to improve the flow of information throughout the water resources community. [They] maintain several databases of interest to water researchers, teachers, and professionals."
Villanova Environmental Law Journal The Villanova Environmental Law Journal Web home page.
Water Environment Federation "The Water Environment Federation (WEF) is an international educational and technical organization of water quality experts dedicated to protecting the global water environment. ... WEF's representatives comment on environmental regulations and legislation, and provide expertise on such issues as nonpoint source pollution, hazardous waste, and groundwater contamination. This site includes a series of news updates highlighting recent policy and legislative developments, as well as a searchable 'bookstore' of water-related titles and several WEF-sponsored periodicals."
Water Quality Association The Water Quality Association (WQA) "is a not-for-profit international trade association representing the water treatment industry, which provides quality water for specific uses in residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional establishments. The purpose of the WQA is to promote the individual right to quality water, to educate water quality professionals, and to promote the growth of the water quality improvement industry."
The Water Quality Information Center The Water Quality Information Center (WQIC) is one of ten information centers at the National Agricultural Library of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The WQIC offers links to water quality information.
WaterWiser Waterwiser is a resource for water efficiency and water conservation information. WaterWiser is a cooperative project of the American Water Works Association and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Wildlife Laws "The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service has published material for international travellers, hunters, collectors, etc. (as well as Service personnel) to understand better the laws related to fish and wildlife conservation. The Digest of Federal Resource Laws, which summarizes the Federal laws governing natural resources of interest to the Service, was published in April 1992. Some of these files have been updated since the 1992 publication, and a more complete update is being prepared under a grant from the Service's Federal Aid program."
World Wildlife Fund The World Wildlife Fund.
Zamora's Environmental Links A listing of links to environmental management resources on the Internet put together by an environmental professional associated with the Petroleum Industry.